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Healthcare startup Africa Health Holdings lands $18 million Series A funding to roll-out tech-enabled services

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Africa Health Holdings , a healthcare startup running several hospitals, has secured $18 million in a Series A round, funds that will go toward building its “tech-forward healthcare system” across Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. The Meridian Health Group owns 16 hospitals in Kenya, including a drug and alcohol recovery center.

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The business model of the future

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Second, interaction field companies build a network of interactions, an architecture and governance rules in such as way that enables an entire industry or several industries to solve multiple consumer problems, industry or category problems and societal problems. Fourth, interaction field companies enable sharing of value creation.

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Singapore’s Speedoc raises $28m in pre-Series B funding

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Register Singapore-based healthcare platform Speedoc announced that it already closed its pre-series B funding round with $28 million in investments that will boost their efforts to make virtual hospitals a reality across the Southeast Asia region. Speedoc is available in a total of nine cities, including eight in Malaysia.

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CEO Kang Seok-myeong Discusses “Pixelro,” a Company Aiming to be a Global Health Care Leader

AsiaTechDaily

Yet, knowing your eye condition without a healthcare professional’s consultation is a challenge, especially for rural areas with insufficient medical infrastructure or individuals with limited mobility. As Pixelro’s products target children and seniors, we needed data from diverse age groups for empirical tests.

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Indian health tech startup Phable raises $12 million to serve patients with chronic conditions

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Manipal Hospitals, one of the largest healthcare providers in India, led the Series A round in Phable. The app also enables patients to share what medicine they are taking, and the frequency of the intake. The startup, however, also enables patients to discover more doctors. Currently Phable is used by over 5,000 doctors.

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Back to the suture: The future of healthcare is in the home

TechCrunch

Many of these challenges stem from a lack of alignment between payment and incentive models, as well as an overreliance on hospitals as centers for care delivery. A third of healthcare costs are incurred at hospitals , though at-home models can be more effective and affordable. This creates higher costs — and worse outcomes.

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Elevation Capital, General Catalyst lead $12M round into health insurance startup Loop Health

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It is estimated that fewer than 15% of people in India have purchased healthcare insurance, and of those who have it, most plans only work on hospitalizations and medical procedures, Kale said. Loop Health aims to change that by providing ongoing care so that a person shouldn’t have to go into the hospital unless necessary. “In

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